When I think about my best friend, I know that’s a relationship…not a job.
When I think about my significant other, I know that’s a relationship…not a job.
So is motherhood a job? No. It’s a relationship!!!!
Category: Grace Momma Grace
I am willing to be potentially controversial, in hopes that this message helps even just one beautiful soul out there: I personally believe that the message of self-love, no matter your size and shape, has turned into a tool of the adversary.
“I would have pulled Joseph out. Out of that pit. Out of that prison. Out of that pain. I would have cheated nations out of the one God would use to deliver them from famine.” Kimberly Henderson
Are we leaning on our village? Or are we trying to do it all, and feeling completely spent, burned out, and GRUMPY because we feel overworked and underappreciated?
Let’s give our children the grace to make mistakes. To choose for themselves. To fall, to fail, and to become the type of person that is confident enough to choose for themselves and communicate their choices effectively.
“I love being your mom.” Those 5 words came to my mind randomly one day, I said them out loud to my son in that moment, and he immediately responded with, “I love being your son.” Insert heart MELTING.
Almost every time we go out, I get compliments about how well-behaved my kids are. It’s not a coincidence. They didn’t just come that way. I have a secret. And I am willing to share that secret with you! You ready for it?
What beautiful and confident and able humans we will raise as we empower them to do what they can, independently. What beautiful and confident and able humans we will raise as we give them the grace to make mistakes, and the grace to learn from those mistakes.
I KNOW I am a better mom when I make time to rest. That way? My kids get the best of me, instead of the rest of me.
From fingerprints on our mirrors, to smears on the floor, to crumbs in our cars, to endless amounts of just… STUFF. The messes are endless! If you’re a momma like me who enjoys cleanliness, AND sanity, I wanted to share a few cleaning hacks that have really helped me stay clean AND sane.